French bread vs. Dinner rolls — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between french bread and dinner rolls

French bread has more folate and selenium; however, dinner rolls are richer in calcium, vitamin K, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, and polyunsaturated fat.
Dinner rolls' daily need coverage for calcium is 13% more.
French bread contains 2 times more fiber than dinner rolls. French bread contains 3.1g of fiber, while dinner rolls contain 2g.
Dinner rolls contain less sodium.
French bread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of french bread is 78, while the glycemic index of dinner rolls is 62.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) and Rolls, dinner, plain, commercially prepared (includes brown-and-serve).

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

French bread

Dinner rolls

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium

+19.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+278.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-35.1%

~equal in Potassium ~139mg

~equal in Iron ~3.72mg

~equal in Copper ~0.135mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.99mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~122mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.582mg

~equal in Selenium ~26.8µg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

French bread

Dinner rolls

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+36.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+38.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+19.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+47.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+23.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2020%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0.2mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.374mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.367mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.097mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	47mg	178mg	13%
Sodium	720mg	467mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.83g	2.509g	11%
Folate	140µg	101µg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.427mg	0.526mg	8%
Vitamin K	0.5µg	10.6µg	8%
Fats	2.14g	6.47g	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.13µg	5%
Selenium	29.7µg	26.8µg	5%
Protein	13g	10.86g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.386g	1.881g	4%
Saturated fat	0.502g	1.375g	4%
Fiber	3.1g	2g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.616mg	0.452mg	3%
Carbs	61.93g	52.04g	3%
Copper	0.15mg	0.135mg	2%
Iron	3.87mg	3.72mg	2%
Choline	17.5mg	14.6mg	1%
Phosphorus	126mg	122mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.28mg	1%
Zinc	1.05mg	0.99mg	1%
Magnesium	31mg	26mg	1%
Cholesterol	0mg	4mg	1%
Calories	319kcal	310kcal	0%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	58.83g	50.04g	N/A
Potassium	140mg	139mg	0%
Sugar	3.59g	5.55g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Manganese	0.573mg	0.582mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.374mg	0%
Vitamin B3	5.38mg	5.367mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.096mg	0.097mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.134mg	0.081mg	0%
Threonine	0.316mg	0.286mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.416mg	0.337mg	0%
Leucine	0.762mg	0.729mg	0%
Lysine	0.328mg	0.233mg	0%
Methionine	0.168mg	0.145mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.543mg	0.506mg	0%
Valine	0.476mg	0.401mg	0%
Histidine	0.234mg	0.222mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g	0.224g	N/A